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Marc Leishman Working to Improve on 2009 ROY Season

Posted: January 29, 2010

Titleist Brand Ambassador Marc Leishman visited the Acushnet Test Facility in Oceanside, California this week as he prepared to compete in the Farmers Insurance Open at nearby Torrey Pines Golf Course. Marc is entering his second full season on the PGA Tour, and he's looking to improve upon his 2009 Rookie of the Year campaign that included eight top-25 finishes, over $1.7 million in earnings, and a trip to the season-ending TOUR Championship. Qualifying for the TOUR Championship also earned Marc a spot in this year's Masters Tournament, and he had Augusta National in mind as he worked with the Titleist fitters at Oceanside this week.

First, Marc was fit for a 19° 909H hybrid to replace his Tour-only AP2 2-iron. Marc has been a 2-iron player for a number of years, and it's a club that performs well in the firm, fast, and windy conditions of his native Australia. On the PGA Tour, however, Marc needs a higher launching and softer landing trajectory for long distance approach shots that the 2-iron was not delivering. After working with both steel and graphite shafts in the 19° 909H, Marc went with the UST Mamiya Axivcore Tour Black Hybrid 100X and put it straight into the bag this week at Torrey Pines.

Marc also spent some time working with different lob wedges. He is currently using a Vokey Design TVD 58, but feels that he catches the ball too high on the face from time-to-time. The fitters had him try a few different wedges with less bounce, and Marc left with a 60-L bent to 58°. Although that wedge isn't in the bag this week, don't be surprised if you see it once conditions get a bit firmer on Tour.

Finally, the fitters had Marc try a few driver/shaft options to help him turn the ball over more easily. Marc predominately plays a fade and typically likes to eliminate the left-hand side of the golf course, but mentioned that he wouldn't mind having the option of moving the ball from right-to-left for a certain tournament in early April. Using the SureFit system, Marc was able to quickly try out a few different shaft options and determined that the Graphite Design Tour AD DI-6X (now available through Titleist Custom Clubs) performed similarly to his current gamer with the added workability he was seeking. Like the new wedge, this new driver set-up didn't make it in the bag this week, but we're sure Marc will be working with it in the coming weeks as he gets closer to his first round starting time in Augusta.

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Nation

I see Marc has a UST Mamiya AXIVCore shaft fitted into his 909H, is this shaft specifically made by UST for Tour Only in regards to tip diameter? I thought the AxivCore Hybrid shaft was only made in a .370 tip and the 909H has a .355 tip diameter. Do the club assemblers at TPI modify the shaft and/or hosel to accommodate the shaft? Just that I would like to put the UST AxivCore RED 85 Stiff into my 909H but have been told it is not available thru Titleist Custom Clubs? Thanks

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Brett-

The UST AxivCore hybrid shafts are specially prepared for use in the 909H hybrids. Unfortunately, the AxivCore hybrid shafts are currently a Tour-only option for Titleist custom.